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Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$180,000 Alice Italian Open
September 1 - 5, 2004

(9) Laura Bruschini/Annamaria Solazzi, Italy

Laura Bruschini
Italy

Photo: Mauro De Sanctis

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Aug 26, 1966 (57 yrs old)

Home Town:

Lecco

Resides:

Roma

Height:

174 cm (5'9")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$177,751.25

Annamaria Solazzi
Italy

Photo: Carl Schneider

Personal Info

Birth Date:

Dec 10, 1965 (58 yrs old)

Home Town:

Ancona

Resides:

Rome

Height:

175 cm (5'9")

Weight:

60 kg (132 lb)

Seasons:

Tournaments:

Career Best:

4th (5 times)

Career FIVB WT Best:

4th (3 times)

Career Winnings:

US$167,270.00

Team Career Summary

Tour	Played	1	2	3	4	5	7	9	13	17	25	33	37	41	Money
FIVB	71	0	0	0	3	7	7	17	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$283,020.00
FIVB C&S	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	US$650.00
Overall	72	0	0	0	3	8	7	17	9	13	9	4	1	1	US$283,670.00

Previous Milan Results

Year	Partner - Result	Partner - Result
2003	Annamaria Solazzi - 25th	Laura Bruschini - 25th

Recent Results

Tour	Date	Tournament	Seed	Finish	Points	Money
FIVB	7/28-31/2004	Austria Grand Slam	31, Q7	25	54	US$3,000.00
FIVB	7/13-18/2004	France Grand Slam	26, Q1	13	168	US$6,300.00
FIVB	7/6-10/2004	Spain Open	28, Q7	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/29-7/3/2004	Norway Open	Q9	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	6/22-26/2004	Germany Grand Slam	31, Q12	13	180	US$7,000.00
FIVB	6/15-19/2004	Switzerland Open	31, Q10	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/2-6/2004	Japan Open	27, Q5	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/26-30/2004	China Open	28, Q6	25	36	US$2,000.00
FIVB	5/19-23/2004	Greece Open	Q8	33	18	US$0.00
FIVB	3/9-14/2004	Brazil Open	31, Q7	13	108	US$4,000.00
FIVB	10/7-12/2003	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	37	37	80	US$1,875.00
FIVB	9/18-21/2003	United States Grand Slam	Q7	33	36	US$0.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2003	Italy Open	24	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	8/6-10/2003	Japan Open	19	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	7/30-8/2/2003	Austria Grand Slam	Q8	33	32	US$0.00
FIVB	7/15-20/2003	France Grand Slam	Q6	41	16	US$0.00
FIVB	7/1-5/2003	Norway Open	22	25	30	US$2,000.00
FIVB	6/24-28/2003	Germany Grand Slam	23	25	60	US$3,500.00
FIVB	6/17-21/2003	Switzerland Open	22	9	120	US$4,000.00
FIVB	6/11-15/2003	Hellas Open	18	17	60	US$2,500.00
FIVB	9/17-22/2002	Brazil Open	23	17	60	US$2,520.00
FIVB	9/3-7/2002	Spain Open	14	9	120	US$3,900.00

Italy Open Matches

Date	Bracket	Opponent	Score	Time
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 1	Amparo Hopf / Catalina Maria Pol, Spain (24)	Won 21-11, 21-10	0:29
Fri, 9/3/2004	Winner 2	Marie-Andree Lessard / Sarah Maxwell, Canada (25, Q1)	Won 21-19, 21-15	0:44
Sat, 9/4/2004	Winner 3	Shelda Bede / Adriana Behar, Brazil (1)	Lost 19-21, 17-21	0:42
Sat, 9/4/2004	Contender 4	Lina Yanchulova / Petia Yanchulova, Bulgaria (14)	Lost 10-21, 13-21	0:35

Head to Head Results
Bruschini/Solazzi lead the series against the field 25-22

Date	Tour	Tournament	Round	Winning Team	Seed	Losing Team	Seed	Score	Time
Trail the series against # 1 Bede/Behar, Brazil 0-6
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	21-19, 21-17	0:42
6/23/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q12	21-15, 18-21, 15-8	0:55
6/17/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q10	21-13, 21-19	0:38
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Winner 1	Bede/Behar	2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	21-18, 21-19	0:45
6/13/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Bede/Behar	2	Bruschini/Solazzi	18	21-15, 21-16	0:38
6/16/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 3	Bede/Behar	1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	21-15, 21-18	0:34
Trail the series against # 2 Felisberta/Maestrini, Brazil 0-1
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 3	Felisberta/Maestrini	21, Q9	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	21-15, 21-15	0:37
Lead the series against # 3 Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit, Switzerland 1-0
7/6/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Kuhn/Schnyder-Benoit	27, Q7	21-12, 21-17	0:33
Lead the series against # 4 Gattelli/Perrotta, Italy 3-2
9/5/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Gattelli/Perrotta	9	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:44
8/8/03	FIVB	Japan Open	Pool C	Bruschini/Solazzi	19	Gattelli/Perrotta	14	21-16, 21-18	0:37
8/1/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Pool O	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	22-20, 21-19	0:43
7/18/01	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Gattelli/Perrotta	18	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-16, 21-17	0:42
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Gattelli/Perrotta	13	21-13, 14-21, 17-15	0:53
Trail the series against # 7 Celbova Rysava/Novakova, Czech Republic 1-2
10/8/03	FIVB	Rio de Janeiro World Championships	Pool M	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	37	21-15, 21-17	0:33
8/3/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 3	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	21-17, 21-16	0:37
7/26/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Celbova Rysava/Novakova	13	21-17, 21-14	0:37
Series tied with # 8 Kadijk/Leenstra, Netherlands 2-2
7/8/04	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 1	Kadijk/Leenstra	12	Bruschini/Solazzi	28, Q7	21-16, 21-16	0:42
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	Kadijk/Leenstra	6	16-21, 21-19, 15-11	0:49
6/26/03	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Pool G	Kadijk/Leenstra	7	Bruschini/Solazzi	23	21-16, 21-15	0:32
8/2/01	FIVB	Klagenfurt World Championships	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	15	Kadijk/Leenstra	20	15-21, 21-18, 15-12	0:53
Series tied with # 10 Glesnes/Maaseide, Norway 2-2
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 3	Glesnes/Maaseide	16	Bruschini/Solazzi	26, Q1	21-19, 21-19	0:43
6/16/04	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Qualifier 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q10	Glesnes/Maaseide	30, Q7	21-23, 21-19, 15-9	1:03
6/14/03	FIVB	Hellas Open	Pool B	Bruschini/Solazzi	18	Glesnes/Maaseide	15	19-21, 23-21, 15-13	0:56
7/18/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 1	Glesnes/Maaseide	22	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	21-15, 27-29, 15-12	0:53
Trail the series against # 12 Nystrom/Nystrom, Finland 0-1
7/14/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Winner 2	Nystrom/Nystrom	23, Q9	Bruschini/Solazzi	26, Q1	21-19, 19-21, 19-17	0:56
Lead the series against # 13 Karadassiou/Sfyri, Greece 3-1
7/27/02	FIVB	Hellas Open	Winner 1	Karadassiou/Sfyri	11	Bruschini/Solazzi	21	22-20, 21-19	0:49
7/7/01	FIVB	Spain Open	Contender 4	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	Karadassiou/Sfyri	23	20-22, 21-17, 15-13	0:58
6/15/01	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	24	21-17, 23-21	0:45
9/16/00	FIVB	Sydney XXVII Olympic Games	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Karadassiou/Sfyri	16	15-2	0:34
Trail the series against # 14 Yanchulova/Yanchulova, Bulgaria 2-3
9/4/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Contender 4	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	14	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	21-10, 21-13	0:35
7/15/04	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Contender 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	26, Q1	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25	21-18, 22-20	0:37
9/6/03	FIVB	Italy Open	Pool H	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	25, Q3	Bruschini/Solazzi	24	21-19, 21-18	0:37
6/21/02	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool E	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	21	Bruschini/Solazzi	12	21-17, 21-17	0:47
7/27/01	FIVB	Portugal Open	Contender 3	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Yanchulova/Yanchulova	22	21-17, 21-19	0:44
Trail the series against # 16 Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou, Greece 0-2
6/24/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Contender 3	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	23	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q12	22-20, 21-17	0:54
7/3/03	FIVB	Norway Open	Pool F	Arvaniti/Koutroumanidou	27, Q10	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	21-12, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 17 Garcia/Gaxiola, Mexico 3-0
3/11/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Contender 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Garcia/Gaxiola	15	21-16, 21-15	0:41
6/19/03	FIVB	Switzerland Open	Pool F	Bruschini/Solazzi	22	Garcia/Gaxiola	27, Q3	21-12, 21-17	0:31
9/6/02	FIVB	Spain Open	Pool C	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Garcia/Gaxiola	19	21-18, 21-11	0:34
Lead the series against # 19 Keizer/Mooren, Netherlands 2-0
5/20/04	FIVB	Greece Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q8	Keizer/Mooren	Q25	21-14, 21-18	0:34
3/10/04	FIVB	Brazil Open	Qualifier 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Keizer/Mooren	Q23	21-12, 28-26	0:49
Lead the series against # 24 Hopf/Pol, Spain 1-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Hopf/Pol	24	21-11, 21-10	0:29
Lead the series against # 25, Q1 Lessard/Maxwell, Canada 1-0
9/3/04	FIVB	Italy Open	Winner 2	Bruschini/Solazzi	9	Lessard/Maxwell	25, Q1	21-19, 21-15	0:44
Lead the series against # 28, Q4 Josefsen/Wiig, Norway 1-0
6/22/04	FIVB	Germany Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q12	Josefsen/Wiig	Q21	21-16, 21-10	0:33
Lead the series against # 29, Q6 Ikauniece/Minusa, Latvia 1-0
7/16/02	FIVB	France Grand Slam	Pool L	Bruschini/Solazzi	14	Ikauniece/Minusa	38	21-19, 21-16	0:34
Lead the series against # 30, Q9 Erni/Trussel, Switzerland 1-0
9/18/03	FIVB	United States Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	Q7	Erni/Trussel	Q26	21-14, 21-19	0:43
Lead the series against # 32, Q12 Tychnova/Tychnova, Czech Republic 1-0
7/28/04	FIVB	Austria Grand Slam	Qualifier 1	Bruschini/Solazzi	31, Q7	Tychnova/Tychnova	Q26	16-21, 21-17, 15-10	0:46